The AKP's victory on Sunday came amid concerns about rising tensions in the country.

Violence has escalated in Turkey since a suicide bombing in July by suspected IS militants which killed more than 30 Kurds.

A double bombing targeting a Kurdish peace rally in Ankara also killed more than 100 people last month.

On Monday the Turkish military said it had carried out air strikes on PKK militant bases across the border in northern Iraq - the first on PKK targets in Iraq since Sunday's election.

In a statement on Tuesday the military said that Turkish jets hit PKK shelters, bunkers and weapon storages in six locations, including the Qandil mountains where the rebel leaders are based.

The military has been targeting bases and hideouts of the PKK since July, when renewed fighting between the rebels and Turkish security forces broke out, signalling a breakdown in a two-year ceasefire.

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The PKK is considered a terrorist organisation by the Turkish authorities